Leylah Fernandez moves on to 4th round at French Open

Canada's Leylah Fernandez is off to the fourth round of the French Open.

The U.S. Open runner-up from Montreal beat Olympic gold medallist Belinda Bencic of Switzerland on Friday in three sets (7-5, 3-6, 7-5). The two players traded break points late in the third set, but Fernandez held serve for the victory.

Bencic advanced to face Fernandez by beating Canadian Bianca Andreescu in straight sets on Wednesday.

Fernandez, 19, will next play on Sunday with a spot in the quarter-finals on the line.

Amanda Anisimova moved into the fourth round on Friday when Karolina Muchova stopped playing after hurting her right ankle.

The 27th-seeded Anisimova, an American who reached the Roland Garros semifinals at the age of 17 in 2019, was leading 6-7 (7), 6-2, 3-0 when Muchova walked to the net to concede the match.

Muchova twisted her right foot while serving at 2-all in the second set. She went to the sideline during that game to get checked on by a doctor and a trainer, who taped up the ankle.

When play resumed after the medical timeout, Muchova dropped seven games in a row before retiring from the match.

Anisimova eliminated four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the first round.

On the men's side, Diego Schwartzman advanced to the fourth round and a potential showdown with defending champion Novak Djokovic.

Schwartzmann beat Grigor Dimitrov 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 at Court Simonne Mathieu. The 18th-seeded Bulgarian made 59 unforced errors.

The 15th-seeded Schwartzman will next face either Djokovic or Aljaz Bedene. Schwartzman is 0-6 against Djokovic.

Meanwhile, Djokovic continues his title defence at Court Philippe Chatrier against Aljaz Bedene of Slovenia later Friday.

Fifth-seeded Rafael Nadal faces Botic van de Zandschulp. Nadal is